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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: VMX Andrew on May 09, 2011, 08:58:58 pm

Title: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: VMX Andrew on May 09, 2011, 08:58:58 pm

anyone owned one of these beasts...
thinkin about buyin one to race in the evo 250 class..
any info on what to look out for and how hard is it
to get parts for them....much appreciated cheers andrew

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: popeye on May 10, 2011, 12:16:42 pm

Mate not sure but l thought that the 1980 model was the first of the prolink rear end, which would be inelidgable for Evo, dont no........

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Freakshow on May 10, 2011, 12:31:29 pm

just buy one if it has 2 shocks then.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: bigk on May 10, 2011, 01:42:21 pm

Good bikes, more euro style power than R/RZ. The last evo legal model, '81 was the first liquid cooled/pro link. Not EVO legal with a 480 engine in them but, although they should be IMO.
Cheers
K

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on May 10, 2011, 04:05:15 pm

fairly few and far between.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: bazza on May 10, 2011, 04:24:28 pm

They have different port outlet to 79 and found my 1980 smoother motor than the 79

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: motomaniac on May 10, 2011, 05:15:32 pm

they are a great bike,in some ways better than the earlier 78/79 models. Top end power isnt the saame but the spread is much better, geomerty is better ,forks are better .Most parts are interchangeable with the earlier models except for the centre port top end pipe etc. swingarm is longer and forks are shorter give sit a different weight bias.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: evo550 on May 10, 2011, 06:31:35 pm

...didn't they also lose that awful 23 inch front wheel?

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: JohnnyO on May 10, 2011, 07:13:15 pm

Only the '79 CR125 had the 23" front wheel.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: motomaniac on May 10, 2011, 08:49:17 pm

There wasn't much that was awefull about the RA's , maybe the shocks first , swingarm second.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on May 11, 2011, 09:30:50 am

needed a Mugen kit to make them rev and boogie though  ;D

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: motomaniac on May 11, 2011, 03:56:35 pm

Quote from: Rossvickicampbell on May 11, 2011, 09:30:50 am

needed a Mugen kit to make them rev and boogie though  ;D

Don't always need rev. I remember a guy at Smithton 1981 who beat Micheal Kelleher's on a KX420 with a box stock 250RA except for Ohlins. He later went out in the open  race a got 5 th in a big field with  Grant Cramer and some fast Taswegians on big bore's.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on May 11, 2011, 04:26:17 pm

suspension is always the priority - but the mugen kit on these made them really hammer - gave the 500's a run for their money on grass track at Rocky Cape  ;D 1981

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: VMX Andrew on May 11, 2011, 08:06:33 pm

thanks for the replys guys, goin to have a look at this bike this sat...
seen photos of the bike and it looks pretty clean, the owner reckons
its race ready  :) plus the shocks have been rebuilt...
any one got a spare mugen kit and fox shocks layin around they dont want  ;D

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Husky500evo on May 12, 2011, 10:57:41 am

Weren't the RA model CRs made in USA, instead of Japan ?

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: Snowy 76 on May 12, 2011, 11:25:37 am

Yes , Assembled in the US, with some locally made parts.

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: TM BILL on May 12, 2011, 11:51:21 am

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=374166856

Title: Re: honda CR250RA 1980 model
Post by: frank jnr on May 19, 2011, 09:08:26 pm

Hi, I have a 1980 250ra and 125ra. Like most of the other guys have said, they have a smoother engine with a good spread of power, definitly dont Rev as hard as the '79 RZ, but I love it that way. Play with the suspension (front and rear) and once right, they are a great bike to ride/race. I have some photo's of mine ozvmx.ning site. Cheers Frank Jnr